Extra! Extra! Saugatuck/Douglas In The News
Welcome to "The Art Coast of Michigan" – one of The National Trust's twelve distinctive destinations in the USA!
Saugatuck is ranked one of the top five tourist destinations in the Midwest and is home to beautiful Oval Beach cited by Condé Nast, Life Magazine, The Chicago Tribune and National Geographic Traveler Magazine as one of the most beautiful shorelines in the world.
This tiny enclave, known for world class art for more than a century, has been voted one of the "Top 25 Art Destinations" in the USA for the past ten years and placed fourth in the nation as one of "The Coolest Small Towns in America" by Budget Travel readers.
See our Welcome page for more on Saugatuck/Douglas...
Press Accolades over the Years |
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Click on the links below and the photos on the left for articles & videos: |
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| 2011 July | Delta Airlines – Saugatuck/Douglas was chosen to appear in the July issue of Delta Sky Magazine during the busiest travel month of the year. Read “Americana Summer” by downloading here | |
| 2011 April | Lakeland Boating – Saugatuck featured in an incredible ten page spread “Idyllic Times Two.” download article | |
| 2011 Summer | AmericA Magazine – Saugatuck/Douglas featured in an article “Pompei aan Lake Michigan”, in this popular Dutch travel magazine download article | |
| 2010 November | Forbes.com – Saugatuck featured in an article on “Small-Town Getaways.” read story | |
| Forbes.com "In Pictures: 12 Small-Town Getaways, see mention | ||
| 2010 September | "Coolest Town Victory Party" celebrating Budget Travel Magazine designation. See photos, videos, and contest results, read story | |
| 2010 September | Budget Travel Magazine – Feature article on Saugatuck named the 4th "Coolest Small Town in America." read story | |
| 2010 September | Fox 17 coverage, "Saugatuck Celebrates National Shout Out." read story | |
| 2010 August | Yahoo.com – featuring Saugatuck in an article on the "The Best Labor Day Road Trips." read story | |
| 2010 July | Travel & Leisure – Saugatuck selected as one of "America’s Best Little Beach Towns." read story and see slideshow | |
| 2010 June | National Public Radio – segment on “Getting the Best Bang for your Summer Vacation Buck” features Saugatuck. | |
| Midwest Living Magazine – "100 Best Small-Town Getaways", ranked 6th is Saugatuck, read story | ||
| 2010 May | American Style Magazine – Saugatuck is voted 3rd out of the top 25 Art Towns in America. read story | |
| 2009 April | Midwest Living Magazine – Saugatuck named 5th of "25 Coolest Midwest Lake Vacation Spots." read story | |
| 2009 | American Style Magazine – ranked Saugatuck 5th among the small cities in their "Top 25 Arts Destinations 2009" contest. read story | |
| 2009 August | Chicago Tribune Travel article "Sneak to Saugatuck during the week" read story |
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| 2009 August | Forbes Magazine – featured Saugatuck in an article on "Ten Trips On A Tank Of Gas", read story | |
| 2009 July | National Geographic Traveler Magazine – selected Saugatuck as #1 of "Seven Adorable Michigan Lake Towns." read story | |
| 2009 January | “Dozen Distinctive Destinations” – Received National Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Saugatuck-Douglas Convention and Visitors Bureau spearheaded efforts and filed application to the National Trust for Historic Preservation nominating Saugatuck and Douglas to be selected as one of the "Twelve Distinctive Destinations" in the United States for 2009. Saugatuck-Douglas was ranked Top 12 by National Trust read story | |
| 2009 April | Heritage Preservation Leadership Award – The Visitors Bureau received award from the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society presented to individuals who have demonstrated through private or public acts or projects outstanding commitment to the preservation of the areas historic rural and village character. | |
| 2008 March | Best of the Midwest – Saugatuck-Douglas selected by the editors and writers of Midwest Living Magazine as one of the top 10 tourist destinations in the Midwest – Saugatuck-Douglas captured 5th place among the top 100 finalists. | |
| 2008 April | Featured on NBC’s The Today Show as one of the 70 communities identified in Barbara Corcoran’s new book entitled “Nextville – Amazing Places to Spend the Rest of Your Life,” see video here and read article here | |
| 2008 May | Chevrolet Advertisements – we worked with Chevrolet who produced “One Tank Trip Ads” using Saugatuck-Douglas as a featured destination. The ads ran in the Detroit area as well as Canada from Memorial Day to Labor Day. | |
| 2008 May | Retirement Living TV-Washington D.C. – used The Today Show footage. | |
| 2008 June | The Weather Channel – Jorma Duran broadcast live all day from Saugatuck on the first day of summer. | |
| 2008 June | Fox & Friends – National TV segment on trip advisor. | |
| 2008 June | Condé Nast Traveler's concierge.com features Saugatuck-Douglas as one of the "Great American Beach Towns" read story | |
| 2008 July | Condé Nast Traveler – selected Saugatuck one of the "Top 12 Beach Towns in USA." | |
| 2008 August | The New York Times – front page Travel Section plus two full pages, read story | |
| 2008 August | The London Sunday Times – (Europe's equivalent to the New York Times) featured Saugatuck in an article entitled "Four great USA rail journeys". read story | |
| 2008 August | MSNBC Travel – featured Saugatuck as 5th out of eleven "Great American Beach Towns" in the USA, read story | |
| 2008 July | Internationally acclaimed photographer Vincent J. Musi, whose work is frequently seen in National Geographic Magazine, spent two weeks on assignment for Michigan's Beach Towns Association in conjunction with the organization’s efforts to gain certification of U.S. Route 31, "The West Michigan Pike", as a Michigan Heritage Route, read story | |
| 2001-2008 | American Style Magazine – readers voted Saugatuck one of the "Top 25 Arts Destinations" in the United States for eighth years in a row. | |
| 2007 | Midwest Living Magazine – ranked Saugatuck-Douglas among the top ten small town getaways in the Midwest. | |
| 2007 | The Chicago Tribune – ranked Saugatuck’s Oval Beach the #1 Beach on the shores of Lake Michigan. | |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Magazine – ranked Saugatuck’s Waterfront Film Festival third most popular film festival after Sundance #1 and Cannes Film Festival #2. | |
| 2006 | Life Magazine named Saugatuck “Best Dune Town” among their selection of the eight most perfect summer getaways. | |
| 2005 July | Chicago Tribune Travel article "The other side of the lake... Everything comes together in a beach town where summer is an art" read story | |
| 2004 | Governor Jennifer Granholm selected Saugatuck as one of Michigan’s nineteen coolest cities. | |
| 2004 March | “Preserve America Community” Saugatuck and Douglas were two of only 28 communities nationwide to be awarded the “Preserve America Community” designation by the White House and the Historic Preservation Caucus of the US House of Representatives. | |
| 2004 | Today Show Allen Ginsburg highlighted four west Michigan getaways including Saugatuck. | |
| 2003 | National Geographic Traveler Magazine – ranked Saugatuck’s Oval Beach one of the top two fresh water beaches in the USA. | |
| 2003 | filmthreat.com ranked Saugatuck’s Waterfront Film Festival one of the top 10 fantastic film festival vacations in the USA. | |
| 2003 | Indianapolis Monthly Magazine named Saugatuck one of the four best getaways in the Midwest. | |
| 2003 | Where to Retire Magazine featured Saugatuck as one of the best places to retire. | |
| 2002 | AAA Magazine – Saugatuck-Douglas voted one of the top 3 most romantic destinations in the State of Michigan by AAA readers. | |
| 2002 June | Chicago Tribune Travel article "Michigan resort town with an artful lure" read story | |
| 2001 August | Chicago Tribune Travel article "In Saugatuck, life's a beach--and much more" read story | |
| 1999 | 100 Best Little Art Towns in America featured Saugatuck. | |
| 1998 | “In Search of Historic Scenic Towns” L.T. Brown includes Saugatuck-Douglas among six Michigan communities featured in America’s Most Charming Towns & Villages. | |
| 1997 | Chicago Tribune ranked Saugatuck #5 among the best little towns in the Midwest. | |
| 1991 | MTV named Saugatuck’s Oval Beach one of the top five beaches in the USA. | |
| 1988 | Condé Nast Traveler Magazine ranked Saugatuck’s Oval Beach one of the top 25 in the world. | |
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